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Yochanan Ben Yisrael
FROM THIS WEEK'S TORAH PORTION:
"And it came to be, on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain. And the voice of a shophar was very strong, and all the people who were in the camp trembled. And Moshe brought the people out of the camp to meet with Elohim, and they stood at the foot of the mountain."
It is interesting to note that the Hebrew word in this passage, translated into English as "at the foot of," is "tachat." Normally, this word is translated as "under," or "underneath." Some scholars suppose that this encounter between YHWH and His people was something of a 'shotgun wedding,' and that YHWH was holding the mountain over the people's heads as He awaited their answer to His proposal of marriage. That answer was then quite predictable:
"And Moshe came and called for the elders of the people and set before them all these words which YHWH commanded him. And all the people answered together and said, ‘All that YHWH has spoken we shall do.’"?

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Sabbath Keepers Fellowship & Prison Ministry
Min Hazaqen Torah Study Group on Facebook
Christi Banks
Yochanan Ben Yisrael
From this week's Torah portion:
The scriptures are a love story. They are a tale of a special people whom the Master of the universes chooses and calls out for Himself as a bride. It is written in the Prophets:
"Therefore, see, I am alluring her and shall lead her into the wilderness and shall speak to her heart and give to her the vineyards from there and the valley of Akor as a door of hope. And there she shall respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Mitzrayim. And it shall be in that day, declares YHWH, that you shall call Me Ishi (my husband) and no longer call Me Ba’aliy (my lord)..."
The 10 commands which are given is this week's Torah portion are the "Kethuvah," the wedding contract between YHWH and His bride Yisrael. Scripture says this kethuvah was made not only with those who were standing there that day and near, but also those of Yisrael who were not standing there that day and afar off. Such is the great love between YHWH and His bride that she accepted it before she even heard it in its entirety, saying "All that YHWH has spoken, we will do."
What about you? Do you accept YHWH's Torah upon yourself in its entirety and agree to obey the wedding contract of your Maker - your Husband-to-be? If you do, He has this to say to you:
...and I will betroth thee unto Me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and judgment, and in lovingkindness and in mercy; and I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know YHWH.”

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Sabbath Keepers Fellowship & Prison Ministry
Min Hazaqen Torah Study Group on Facebook
Christi Banks
Yochanan Ben Yisrael
From this week's Torah portion:
“And Elohim spoke all these Words, saying, ‘I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery.
You have no other mighty ones against My face.
You do not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of that which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which is in the waters under the earth, you do not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, YHWH your Elohim am a jealous Ěl, visiting the crookedness of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and guard My commands.
You do not bring the Name of YHWH your Elohim to naught, for YHWH does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.
Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart. Six days you labor, and shall do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of YHWH your Elohim. You do not do any work – you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore, YHWH blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart.
Respect your father and your mother, so that your days are prolonged upon the soil which YHWH your Elohim is giving you.
You do not murder.
You do not commit adultery.
You do not steal.
You do not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You do not covet your neighbor’s house, you do not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, or whatever belongs to your neighbor.’”

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Thought for Today: Wednesday January 31

That, what you are doing at this moment, this day, and wherever you are, is building memories. Thus, try to make it good ones and remember! Life's joys are only joys if they can be shared.

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Good illustration of why we should be more content with the bodies Yah gave us.

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What do sliverists do if they live in a place like Seattle, WA? It rainsmost of the time there. Rain means clouds. Clouds mean a moon can't be sighted. They would have very few, very long months!

#moedim

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Well, I am in the same boat. The UK is a very grey country, mostly overcast with about 2 weeks of proper summer each year and if you blink then it is gone. ?

I have just taken this photo to show you and it hasn't been Photoshopped. ?

So, there are three parts to my conundrum and your question is about part 3:

1. What if I live at a different latitude than Israel? - If I live below the equator or in a different climate region then my seasons can be as much as 6 months different. Do I then look at my local barley harvest and keep my season according to my local conditions?
2. What if I live at a different longitude than Israel? - The moon will be visible/non-visible minutes or hours later or earlier than in Israel. Do I then keep the day according to my local sighting?
3. What is the start of a moon/month? - Is the absence or the visibility of the moon confirmation that the new moon/month has started?

I have been thinking about the conversations we have had about Passover and Sukkot having to fall on a full moon and if it is out by a day or two then our calculations are wrong. Is that maybe an assumption on our part? I can't recall any verse that says that it has to be. Even Ps 81:3 which says: “Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.” isn’t clear to me as to the day it is talking about.

We want to assume it is Passover, but then “new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day” indicates that the appointed solemn feast day (assuming it is Passover) has to be on the new moon. So both dark moon and sliverers are out by about 14 days if we want a full moon at Passover.

If Ps 81:3 talks about Yom Teruah then the new moon can be a dark moon, the first sliver or a full moon as we are yet to determine for 100% certainty what moon phase is the new moon.

I personally am stumped at this point in time as I can’t for the life of me find any verses that outright states when the new month starts and therefore whether I have to look at the dark moon, the sliver, the full moon or for that sake, any other phase of the moon. That is why people are using so many other signs to try and find a stable “foundation” to keep the feasts at and at least feel that we are keeping it in accordance to Father’s will.

If you have come across any additional verses then please add it to: https://social.ttn.place/forums/thread/95

I now believe that the cloudiness of the UK is teaching me that we are living under a curse and therefore can’t keep Father’s feasts as He has ordained. We won’t be able to figure it out as too much culture and information has been lost over the generation for us to know for certain what the Bible says we should do. All that we can do is to support one another in our faith and if we keep the feasts at different time then we don’t judge as we can’t prove from Scripture alone that our own view is correct.

Well, I am in the same boat. The UK is a very grey country, mostly overcast with about 2 weeks of proper summer each year and if you blink then it is gone.  ? 
 
I have just taken this photo to show you and it hasn't been Photoshopped. ? 
 
So, there are three parts to my conundrum and your question is about part 3: 
 
1. What if I live at a different latitude than Israel? - If I live below the equator or in a different climate region then my seasons can be as much as 6 months different.  Do I then look at my local barley harvest and keep my season according to my local conditions? 
2. What if I live at a different longitude than Israel? - The moon will be visible/non-visible minutes or hours later or earlier than in Israel. Do I then keep the day according to my local sighting? 
3. What is the start of a moon/month? - Is the absence or the visibility of the moon confirmation that the new moon/month has started? 
 
I have been thinking about the conversations we have had about Passover and Sukkot having to fall on a full moon and if it is out by a day or two then our calculations are wrong.  Is that maybe an assumption on our part?  I can't recall any verse that says that it has to be. Even Ps 81:3 which says: “Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.” isn’t clear to me as to the day it is talking about. 
 
We want to assume it is Passover, but then “new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day” indicates that the appointed solemn feast day (assuming it is Passover) has to be on the new moon.  So both dark moon and sliverers are out by about 14 days if we want a full moon at Passover. 
 
If Ps 81:3 talks about Yom Teruah then the new moon can be a dark moon, the first sliver or a full moon as we are yet to determine for 100% certainty what moon phase is the new moon. 
 
I personally am stumped at this point in time as I can’t for the life of me find any verses that outright states when the new month starts and therefore whether I have to look at the dark moon, the sliver, the full moon or for that sake, any other phase of the moon.  That is why people are using so many other signs to try and find a stable “foundation” to keep the feasts at and at least feel that we are keeping it in accordance to Father’s will. 
 
If you have come across any additional verses then please add it to: https://social.ttn.place/forums/thread/95 
 
I now believe that the cloudiness of the UK is teaching me that we are living under a curse and therefore can’t keep Father’s feasts as He has ordained. We won’t be able to figure it out as too much culture and information has been lost over the generation for us to know for certain what the Bible says we should do.  All that we can do is to support one another in our faith and if we keep the feasts at different time then we don’t judge as we can’t prove from Scripture alone that our own view is correct.

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Heres another question: if you are meant to judge abib 1 by the literall barley becoming abib during that month, what do you do in sabbatical and jubilee years when the land is resting?

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I see where you are coming from. The constellations tell the story of scripturevthe gospel, from beginning to end. They were put there for signs. The names of the stars are recorded from very ancient times. They reveal the details of each constellation. I was cynical of EW Bulingers book at first, but when time after time the names of the stars told the story of redemption and could be referenced in scripture, I was amazed. He really did his research. My only problem with the book was at the end when he attempted numerology and therefore prediction. He was wrong, but by exactly 50 years.
If we ignore a third of what Yah designated to be used as signs for times and seasons, we're not going to have the whole picture.

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Original Hebrew Scripture from Proverbs 27 Original Hebrew Scripture from Proverbs 27
"Good is rebuke that is open, more than love that is hidden."

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Honoring your parents--and being honorable parents--can have a dramatic impact on the course of your life.

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Original Hebrew Scripture from Ecclesiastes 9 Original Hebrew Scripture from Ecclesiastes 9
"All that is found by thine hand to do, in thy strength do it: for there is no doing and contriving and knowledge and wisdom in sheol, where thou goest to be there."

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Is it too much to believe that Israel’s exiles migrated all the way to Japan? Margot Crossing and Richard Hewitt address that question in this second part of our conversation. It’s a question that Japanese scholars Arimasa Kubo and Kengo Nagami, among others, have been investigating for many years. They are among the contributors to the Interconnectivity of Ancient Israel in Asia Symposium that Margot and Richard attended in November 2023. From what they share with us, it seems that symposium will be remembered in years to come as the launch of the Lost Tribes Institute.

How do we know this is an initiative from the Lord? How do we know if anything is the Lord’s leading – especially when He seems to be taking us the opposite way we think we should be going? That’s the topic of discussion in this week’s midrash from David Jones and Barry Phillips called, “When YHWH Leads You the Wrong Way.” Spoiler alert: the answer has something to do with how much we trust our God, as we hear from our musical guests, Laura Metzing and Samuel & Benjamin Wearp.

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